The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

York Store.
Mr.. \. S. Burke of Bingham was in
town Monday.
Look at those pattern dresses at
French's.
Nathaniel Baker Esq of Exeter was in
town Tuesday
Messrs c. A. and J. +. Williams, are
on fishing trip near Moose River.
\ Big drive in Ladies' Hosiery only
I2J cts pair. New York Store.
Rev. Mr.. Wiswcl Of Norway, Me sup
piled the pulpit of Island Avenue Church
last Sunday.
Detective Head and L. r. Clark Of
Portland, were registered at Hotel Coburn
Monday evening.
If you want to save % per cent in buy
ing fancy dry goods, and gents furnish
ings call at the New York store.
The resort at Hayden's Lake was opened
for the summer, on SATURDAY night last,
with dance and other amusements.
Gen. Geo. l.. Beal, Inspector Genl on
Skowhegan Light Infantry Friday even
ing next.
L. p. Coffin Esq. takes his vacation this
wear at Nantucket, Mass, the home of the
ancestors of the Colin family and he left
by train this morning for that place.
Trial Justice o. A, Priest INDUCED in
his first case Saturday last, said to be a
discussion between two women The
Judge" imposed a fine of one dollar and
costs upon one of them.
There was a very heavy jam of logs at
lIcselton's landing near Bingf am, Satur-
day, and some seventy men were at work
on it, all day and part of the neN' day
when it was broken.
The small admission fee charged by the
class of SIS, at their recent exhibition,
nctted the members sufficient to pay all
expenses, without drawing on them for
funds, as is frequently the case.
Among those who took the morning
train at this station yesterday, we noticed
Coffin, c. A. Marston, NJ. 7, Poolr, T.
II. Anderson and S. ID. Merrill
The lawn sociables of the Methodist
society on Wednesday evening, and of the
Good Templars, Saturday evening Were
blessed with perfect weather. The
Skowhegan band added not little to the
pleasure of the entertainment.
A. J. Larkin, lineman of the Bell Tele-
phone Co., with two assistants, has been
putting the lines INTO shape between this
place and Wateryile. They passed the
Sabbath at the Heselton, and Monday
gave their attention to the wires in and
about town.
Miss Belle Allen departed for her home
in Richmond, Tuesday morning. At this
time it is undecided whether the High
School will be fortunate enough to Sc
cure her assistance the coming year or
not, as Miss Allen has other plans in
view.
Mrs Mary II. Paul and her son c. \
Paul left Skowhegan Saturday morning
for Massachusetts and the west. c.
Paul goes To Chicago to study medic ne,
Mrs. Paul W Ill return in September to at
tend to the business of her husbands
estate in til, Courts here.
Mr.. W G. S. Keene with James b
Francis of Lowell, Mass, one of the best
hydraulic engineers in New England,
came to Snowhegan Monday afternoon
by train, and Immediately departed by
private conveyance for Scion. Return
ing Tuesday afternoon they took special
train to Wateryille.
Four meu came near drowning at Madi-
son Bridge, Saturday last. jam
formed and when it went out four men
at work on it started to run back to
pier in the river but were too late and
could not reach it and were obliged to
swim for the shore in very swift running
water. Had thev not been good swim
mers they would probably have been
drowned.
Rev. II. b. Howard of Boston, Sccre-
tary of the American Peace Society, will
preach at Congl Church, Sunday June 10
at 1890 A. NJ and 40 =. NJ, on The
Spirit and Methods of War and those of
Christianity" Evening the same sub
ject, Illustrated by a narrative entitled:
What saw at Gettysburg. Mr., Howard,
who was with his brother, Gen. O. q.
Howard, and witnessed the great battle,
has recently revisited the field with
Maine Veterans
Rev c. V. Hanson preached the ser
mon at the first public service of the
Bethany Baptist Church, Sunday after
noon. Monday and Tuesday he was at
Watervlle, attending the examination of
the classes at Colby, returning here last
evening. He is chairman Of the eXamin-
ing committee of that institution The
Bethany Baptist Church has secured the
services of Mr.. Hanson for June and Ju-
ly and he will preach in q. A r. Hall
next Sunday at l.ij O'Clock I. NJ. The
the services of such an able clergyman.
Henry Sawyer Esq of Norridgcwock
has sold a very nice young mare for one
thousand dollars She was haif-sistcT
to DIR. o. w. Jewett's fine stallion, Bay
Fearnaught, also half-Sister to Nellie r.
that was sold for a very large sum and
went to London, Eng. +. H. Norcros,
of Manchester, Me, recently sold two
very fine one year old colts for six hun
dred dollars, each to go to Nova Scotia
and was offered for two more one thou
sand dollars each one to go to California
the other to go to Kentucky. All fou
were sired by his stallion, Fearnaught, Jr
When programmes are not furnished Al
audience, it is not surprising that Their
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